DRINKING WATER. BUT NOW, SOME ARE LOOKING FOR THE STATE TO START THE PROCESS OVER. FOUR PLAINTIFFS ARE MENTIONED IN THE LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STATE OVER NEW STANDARDS JUST SET REGULATE PFAS CHEMICALS IN DRINKING WATER. THE LIMIT IS SET IS IN THE RANGE OF 11 TO 18 PARTS PER TRILLION, BELOW FEDERAL RECOMMENDATIONS OF 70 PARTS PER TRILLIO THE NEW STANDARDS WILL AFFECT 1700 PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS IN THE STATE. >> WE HAVE ASKED A JUDGE TO DECLARE THAT THE IMPOSITION OF COSTS ON MUNICIPALITIES SUCH AS THE PLYMOUTH VILLAGE WATER AND SEWAGE DISTRICT IS A MANDATE FROM THE STATE THAT THE STATE IS OBLIGATED TO PAY FOR. KRISTE LAWYERS FOR THE PLAINTIFFS SAY THE STATE RUSHED THE RULEMAKING PROCESS WITHOUT ENOUGH PUBLIC COMMENT, RESULTING IN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. THE STATE COUNTERED, SAYING IT WANTS PROOF OF THAT HARM. >> MY REQUEST WAS SAY SHOW ME HOW YOU ARE HARMED, SHOW ME WHAT COMMENTS YOU WOULD HAVE MADE AND WH COSTS YOU WILL INCUR. BASICALLY, IF YOU TAKE THEIR COMPLAINT AND SAY WHAT IS THE MOST LOGICAL QUESTION TO ASK. KRISTE SHE LIVES COMPANY IS ONE OF THE PLAINTIFFS. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE NEW STANDARDS HAVE CHANGED SO DRASTICALLY FROM WHAT WAS CONSIDERED IN JANUARY THAT IT COULD HAVE IMPACTS FOR MUNICIPALITIES WHO WON’T BE ABLE TO MEET THE STANDARDS, AND WHO WILL HAVE TO SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACHIEVE THAT. KRISTE BUT ADVOCATES WHO PUSH FOR STRICTER STANDARDS FEEL THEY NEED TO STAY THEY WAY THEY ARE >> WE HOPE THE COURT UPHOLDS THE STANDARDS SET FORTH BY NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LAW TO PROTECT THE PUBLI FROM THESE MANUFACTURERS AND THE CHEMICALS THEY HAVE INTRODUCED INTO OUR LIVES. KRISTEN: A JUDGE IS TAKING THIS MATTER UNDER ADVISEMEN

New Hampshire is facing a lawsuit over drinking water contamination standards that recently went into effect.>> Download the FREE WMUR appLawyers representing the plaintiffs said the state rushed the rule-making process when new standards were put in place because of concerns over per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water.Four plaintiffs are mentioned in the lawsuit against the state over the PFAS standards that set limits of 11 to 18 parts per trillion, below federal recommendations of 70 ppt.The new standards will affect 1,700 public water systems in the state."We have asked a judge to declare that the imposition of costs on municipalities, such as the Plymouth Village Water and Sewer District, is a mandate from the state that the state is obligated to pay for," said plaintiffs' attorney Mark Rouvalis.Lawyers for the plaintiffs said the state rushed the rule-making process without enough public comment, resulting in unintended consequences. The state countered, saying it wants proof of the harm."My request is to simply show me how you are harmed," Assistant Attorney General Allen Brooks said. "Show me what comments you would have made. Show me what costs you will incur. Basically, if you take their complaint and say, 'What are the most logical questions in response to their complaint?' That is what I would ask."Shelagh Connelly's company, RMI, is one of the plaintiffs."We are very concerned that these standards have changed so drastically that it could have impacts on municipalities who won't be able to meet these standards and who will have to spend millions of dollars on infrastructure to achieve that," Connelly said.Advocates who pushed for the stricter standards said they need to stay the way they are."We hope that the court upholds the standards set forth by the New Hampshire state law to protect the public from manufacturers and the chemicals that they have introduced into our lives," said Jon Swan, of Save Forest Lake.A judge is taking the matter under advisement. There is no word on when a decision will be made.

CONCORD, N.H. —

New Hampshire is facing a lawsuit over drinking water contamination standards that recently went into effect.

Lawyers representing the plaintiffs said the state rushed the rule-making process when new standards were put in place because of concerns over per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water.

Four plaintiffs are mentioned in the lawsuit against the state over the PFAS standards that set limits of 11 to 18 parts per trillion, below federal recommendations of 70 ppt.

The new standards will affect 1,700 public water systems in the state.

"We have asked a judge to declare that the imposition of costs on municipalities, such as the Plymouth Village Water and Sewer District, is a mandate from the state that the state is obligated to pay for," said plaintiffs' attorney Mark Rouvalis.

Lawyers for the plaintiffs said the state rushed the rule-making process without enough public comment, resulting in unintended consequences. The state countered, saying it wants proof of the harm.

"My request is to simply show me how you are harmed," Assistant Attorney General Allen Brooks said. "Show me what comments you would have made. Show me what costs you will incur. Basically, if you take their complaint and say, 'What are the most logical questions in response to their complaint?' That is what I would ask."

Shelagh Connelly's company, RMI, is one of the plaintiffs.

"We are very concerned that these standards have changed so drastically that it could have impacts on municipalities who won't be able to meet these standards and who will have to spend millions of dollars on infrastructure to achieve that," Connelly said.

Advocates who pushed for the stricter standards said they need to stay the way they are.

"We hope that the court upholds the standards set forth by the New Hampshire state law to protect the public from manufacturers and the chemicals that they have introduced into our lives," said Jon Swan, of Save Forest Lake.

A judge is taking the matter under advisement. There is no word on when a decision will be made.